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The Hubble Space Telescope in Orbit Above the Earth Has

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The Hubble Space Telescope in orbit above the Earth has a 2.4 m circular aperture. The telescope has equipment for detecting ultraviolet light. What is the minimum angular separation between two objects that the Hubble Space Telescope can resolve in ultraviolet light of wavelength 95 nm?


A) 4.8 × 10-8 rad
B) 7.0 × 10-8 rad
C) 1.9 × 10-7 rad
D) 1.5 × 10-7 rad
E) 3.3 × 10-9 rad

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